On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th1543, his five previous unions and attitude towards marital
harmony were such that continental contenders to be consort of
England were all but running in…
There’s a brand new royal baby and
although her parents have only announced her short first name, she
has a rather regal sounding title to go with it. The newest royal
in Europe is the third child of Prince Amadeo of Belgium and his
wife, Elisabetta. The Belgian…
The unhappy royal love story which led to the imprisonment of the Princes in the Tower
4th September 2023
Richard III was declared King of England
on June 26th 1483 – thanks to a royal romance which had all but
been forgotten. She was the long dead widow who was used by a king
to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten
today. Eleanor Butler was…
He created some of the most famous royal
looks of the 20th century and he’s still producing talked about
style picks. Sir Norman Hartnell was already a sought after wedding
dress designer when he was first commissioned to produce a bridal
outfit by the House of Windsor. Over eight decades on, and long
after his own death, he was responsible for another famous royal
marriage look. We look…
King Charles III with a fashion first as he attends Braemar Games
2nd September 2023
The King has attended the Braemar
Gathering as his stay at Balmoral continues. And His Majesty had a
fashion first for the traditional games as he chose a kilt in the
brand new Charles III tartan for the event. The tartan, which
features blue, red and grey/ green, is…
The sparkling sapphires that link a modern queen to a fallen empire
2nd September 2023
It’s the tiara everyone is expecting to
see this September. The month’s birthstone is sapphire and that
just happens to be the star gem of a diadem favoured by a queen who
is about to host a right royal celebration for a truly historic
event. Silvia of Sweden is…
Within the walls of one of England’s most
picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set
in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor
England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much
anticipated and much talked about. The baby, a little girl, was
immediately taken off to a nursery decked in scarlet and gold where
a string of…
It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and…
Summer shows young royals that every move can bring a controversy not of their making
30th August 2023
Summer and the royal news agenda is easy,
mostly because very little happens. Holidays beckon, diaries thin
out and the constant spotlight seems to dim. Or does it? This
summer has shown several young royals that scrutiny is never more
than a moment away, even if they are…
Queen Camilla has joined events bringing
people of all ages together through poetry. Her Majesty returned
briefly to London from Balmoral to support Poetry Together, the
annual event that encourages old and young to join together to read
poems. Established by author and broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth, in
2019, Poetry Together sees people learn a poem by heart together
before enjoying it along…
